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 *   Copyright (C) 2005 by Brian Lauber   *
 *   bml8@case.edu   *
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 ***************************************************************************/

/***************************************************************
  When generating random numbers in multiple processes, it is
  difficult to seed all of the processes with unique random
  number keys.  To avoid this issue, I'll create a single
  process dedicated to creating random numbers.
***************************************************************/

#ifndef __BL_RANDOM_H__
#define __BL_RANDOM_H__

void AttachRandomizer(void); // This will create a link between the current process and
                             // the random number process.  If the random number process
                             // does not yet exist, it will be created

int  blRand(void);           // Assuming that the random number process has been created,
                             // this function should output random numbers

#endif